But now a porn actress has come forward to claim that he is the father of her nine-year-old son.

Devon James, who was the last of 14 alleged mistresses to be linked to the golfer, said she had Tiger's love child when she was 19.

Tiger print: Devon James claims her son Austin T James was sired by Tiger Woods

Love child? Austin T James is pictured next to a young Tiger Woods, who is allegedly the boy's father, the porn star claims

The 29-year-old prostitute turned adult film star, who has earned thousands of pounds selling her story about alleged sex with Woods, named the boy Austin T and insists the initial is a tribute to his father.

She said she told Woods about the boy six years later when he hired her for a $2,000 night of sex but said he did not want to meet his son.

Miss James has never had a DNA test to prove her claim.

Reports that one of Woods' mistresses had a love child with the 34-year-old golfer, who this week has been preparing for the U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, California, have surfaced before.

All smiles: Woods is hugged by golfer Jason Gore at the U.S. Open yesterday

New waves: Woods strolls by the sea at the Pebble Beach links in California

In a Channel 4 documentary on Woods, one interviewee claims that he is aware of a story being suppressed that Woods allegedly fathered a child outside his marriage.

Neal Boulton, the former editor of U.S. magazine Men's Fitness, claims in the documentary that he is aware of a story alleging that Woods fathered a child, that the mother has been spoken to, and that there may be DNA evidence involved.

He does not mention the name of the alleged mother, nor any details on any payment she may have received in return for her story.

He also does not mention when Woods allegedly fathered the child, and would not reveal which U.S. publication he believes has the story.

Miss James, from Sarasota, Florida, said she had a relationship with Woods, who was unmarried and single at the time, when she was attending a Christian school.

Claims: James originally said she met Woods in 2006, but now says it was 2000

Friends told the U.S. media that after the encounter in 2006, she told Woods about Austin T.

'She showed him pictures of Austin, and told him he was his son,' one told the New York Daily News.

'He didn't want to meet the boy, but he did send gifts for the child.'

Woods' lawyer refused to comment on the latest allegations.

But Miss James' mother, who has custody of her son, poured scorn on the claims.

Melinda Brinling-Caso said Miss James owes tens of thousands of pounds in child support, adding: 'There is absolutely no way that it is Tiger Woods son.'

Bevy of beauties: Woods has been linked to
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